The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-18

commondable increase in the amount Of
/ property returned, only one falling behind.
! But tho returns from Oglethope county, as
sont in, were simply appalling to the officers
| The county is one of the oldest, most popu
| lous and best in the State, and yet there is a
falling Off III the value Of property since the
! digest of 1886 of $l29,SS6. The enormous
decrease is simply unaccountable in the
! opinion of the officials in the department.
1t does not seem possible that such depre-
| citation of values could occur in one county,
when all the other counties around it are in
creasing in wealth. The only plausible ex-
PLANTATION of the matter seems to be that the
! officer in making up his returns overlooked
some district.
Comptroller General Wright received
Friday, the application of the Insurance
Company of Virginia for permission to do
business IN Georgia. This is the second APP
plicatiOn the company has made, the first
being filed some time last year. The law re-
quires foreign companies to have on deposit
with the proper officers in their state $780,
600 in paid up capital, invested III stocks and
bonds estimated at their market value at
the time the statement is made, or have
assets to that amount. The Life Insurance
Company of Virginia, in its application,
made the statement that it had 5000 paid
up capital, the SSl, 900 remaining being
invested in notes given by the stock
holders of the company Major Pegram, Of
Richmond, was with the Comptroller Fri
day, and the matter was argued by them.
The company's agent explained that the
reason why it had not more paid up capital
was because it had never found the need Of
it. That these personal notes were secured
by mortgages on real estate in sums double
the amounts, that the company had been in
operation for eighteen years, and during
that time had never been in litigation and
had never compromised loss. The Comp
troller General disclaimed any intention of
rejecting upon the solvency of the com
pany, but declared that inasmuch as the
statement did not come up to the require
ments of the law, he would have to refuse
the application.
Twenty-four years ago Joseph Summer
lin, well-to-do planter of Douglas county,
died. The testator left property supposed
to be valued at about S75, 900. His legateeS
We're his wife and her two children, the is
sue of that marriage. BY former mar
riage there were a son and daughter, who
were not mentioned in the will of the tesla
tor 1t was said that he had given to each
of the children by the first marriage that
portion of the estate during his life which
would equal their inheritance after his
death. The will was contested in the courts,
and was allowed to be probated, but on a
second trial was set aside. The case
was taken to the Supreme Court,
and while pending there, a settlement
was effected, by which the two
children of the first marriage received two
thirds of the estate, leaving the remaining
one-third of the estate to the widow and her
two children. When the two younger
children-those by the second wife-grew
to be older, they supposed that they had
been badly treated, and filed bill in equity
against the administrator and their half
brothers administrator, the ground being
that the entire estate belonged to them. At
the last term of Douglas Superior Court the
Master in Chancery was appointed, and for
several days the argument has been going
on before him. But little of the original
fortune is left, 81 900 being said to cover the
amount. The Chancellor has not given his
decision.
At Griffin the excitement that for two or
three weeks burned at fever heat in reference
to H. o. Wood, had about cooled down to a
normal heat, when it was revived, and
quickly ran up to one hundred and twenty
in the shade, and now Wood is again fully
discussed. The postmaster received a few
days ago letter making some inquiry about
H. o. Wood, and promising to give some in
formation IN reference to the gentleman.
That information was received Saturday,
and consisted of an exact likeness of Wood
and the following circular: Gu
reka Detective Agency, Charleston,
w. Va, July, 1SS7-ArreSt j. Oakly Craw-
ford, confidence man; age Al; height five
feet seven inches, weight lao pounds; good
sized; dark moustache, clipped short,
showing gray, dark hair, never worn very
short. Also showing some gray--steel blue
eyes, very expressive. Some times wore
eyeglasses; showed neat and perfect set of
teeth while talking. Wore neat-fitting
clothes not flashy: last suit was gray and